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LPGA Golf Tourney Coming to Old Waverly

August 11 — The 2014 Handa Cup Tournament will be played at Old Waverly Golf Club Sept. 26-28, as part of this year’s LPGA Legends Tour. Golf “Legends” are top women pro golfers 45 years and older who tour each year, competing in tournaments raising millions of dollars to support charities in the hosting areas.

Tournament Chairman Rick Milburn described the weekend plans that will pit a team of a dozen top LPGA legends against a World Team representing seven countries. It will follow the Ryder Cup format. Player selection is based on PGA qualifications. Milburn named a number of LPGA players who had already qualified, each of whom has accumulated a long list of tournament wins over the years.

One of the best known pros is LPGA Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez, who will captain the US team. Another HOF member is Julie Inkster who won the LPGA Open held at Old Waverly in 1999.

The Handa Cup is sponsored annually by Japanese philanthropist D. H. Handa through ISPS (International Sports Promotion Society). A Pro-Am tournament on Friday sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi will include 24 teams and junior golfers (10–18) from Old Waverly. A pairings party and opening ceremony will be held in the evening.

Milburn said activities will kick off Thursday with practice rounds for the Legends and Pro-Am participants. This is free to the public.

Friday will be the BC-BS Pro-Am, followed by a barbecue.

Tournament play gets underway Saturday. The first event will be a Four Ball match on the first 9 holes starting at 9:00 a.m. Match 2 will be a modified foursome on holes 10-18 teeing off at 1:00.

Singles competition will begin at 9:00 Sunday, followed by the closing ceremony and presentation of trophies.

“Preparations are going very well,” Milburn said, “but we still need help. We need more community sponsors from throughout the Golden Triangle area.” Also needed are advertisements for the printed program (full, half, and quarter page 4-color display ads).

Volunteers to serve as marshals and standard bearers, and to help with hospitality and transportation are needed. Twelve community chairmen will help organize the volunteers. Applications are available on-line (oldwaverly.com/handa-cup).

Tickets are available at Renasant Banks and Miskelly Furniture outlets and on-line. Admission fee is $10 per day – military families and all children under 10 are free.

The economic impact of the Legends Tournament is huge for all the GTR area and beyond. The two charities chosen for support are Sally Kate Winters Family Services in West Point and Healthcare Foundation of North Mississippi Cancer Center in Tupelo.

Jack Forbus introduced Milburn, a West Point Rotarian and aviation appraiser who moved to Old Waverly in 2012. Milburn previously served as senior marshal for the Marshall Cup tournament.

Editor’s note: Thanks to Keith Remy and Brent Fountain for handling the bulletin and audiovisuals last week.